24 hours at a time

 It takes about 24 hours to get from here to there. 

And another 24 hours for my brain to catch up.

(and now more than 48 days to write this entry)

Here's what I've noticed.

North Carolina
It's so quiet, and pretty lonely
Our walls are very white
I have to do a lot of planning
I have to get up early
I really like having a clothes dryer, and a dishwasher
Things are more protected...in the kitchen
Driving makes me sleepy

I don't want to work out, but I should

Bangalore

It's a city, there's NOISE

There is so much color, and warmth

I get to sleep more

I wake up to tea

I genuinely enjoy seeing what people are wearing

Don't leave any food unattended, and use the correct garbage bin

Driving makes me sleepy

I also don't want to work out.

Here's what I've noticed about that.

It can be hard to experience both without comparing and complaining. This has this better, that one has that. They are separate and they are different. So they require different tick boxes. They are both homes, and the essentials of being a home is pretty much all that they share: 

Kitchen |  Dining |  Living | Playing | Bathing | Working

...all spaces exist in both...

So how do you live harmoniously in both spaces. When both rub me both ways, how can I get it all to rub right? It's a very deep look inward. And it takes a long time and a lot of focus and a lot of documenting.  

But the ultimate goal is 5:7. 

Five months in India, seven months in US.

March to November in US, November to March in India

Not anytime soon, especially with school starting for Ruhi in August. But I want to make that happen. I want to make our lives feel full throughout it all. I want for it to be a seamless transition, something we are excited about and look forward to. I know it's not my job to do that for everyone, but I really want this. So how do I get this.

These are things I like. 

I think that's a good place to start.

• I like tea in the mornings
• I like going out for walks 
• I like cooking
• I really like planning
• I don't really like deciding
• I like the house routines in north carolina, there's always something to do, to keep you moving. The routines themselves: laundry, cooking, cleaning, tidying; those are necessary things - not always things I like. But I like the house routines - never a dull moment. I like being busy.
• I like being still too. 
• I like tikok. I wish my algorithm would have less ads and more scientific information about things. I'm still looking for that app. 
• I like the beach
• I like to garden
• I like to knit
• I like to listen
• I really like my family
• I like having a clean house
• I would like to have a better wardrobe and dressing routine

...so where do I go from here...

Noticing what I've noticed about noticing 

When I plan out the meals better, the grocery bills are lesser and the mouths and minds of those eating are less negative. If I can decide meals and cook times with enough accuracy, the weeks go smoothly, the days are more full and we get a chance to look forward to planning things. Like putting things up around the house, going places together, and creating all the good kind of rubbing moments.

It all surrounds food

but I also want to lose weight